ARTH 313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Suffrage, Jan Van Eyck, Robert Campin
Document Summary
One of the most popular forms of representation of lay piety. Jan van eyck, the madonna and chancellor rollin , 1435. Rollin seen at his devotions with a book of hours. Late medieval/early renaissance; architecture is romanesque, not contemporary. Very celebrated painter from the same area rollin worked in. Another example of inserting contemporary figures into biblical scenes across time and space. Oil painting, medium that started being developed around this time. Possibly located between altar and seating of church, because of metaphor of altar. Rise of the devout layman and laywoman (see slide) Robert campin, the merode altarpiece (the annunciation, donors and st. Virgin reading a book of hours, clearly illuminated, velvet bag. Patrons/donors shown opening a door on the left. Items pious ladies possibly had in the everyday. Altar frontal dedicated to scenes of the virgin, england, 14th century. Virgin is being taught by st. anne (cid:523)virgin s mother(cid:524) to read.
